Six Ricshas Damiged and 13
Injured by Car on Wrong Side A very serious motor accident! occurred at about 2,30 pin, on Dee, 28 in Rue Lafayette in the course of which six ricshas were totally damaged and 13 persons were in-Jured, two of whom were not expected to live, appears that the ear, which was a Buick and owned by aa. American, was being driven easternly direction by a Chinese chauffeur at a ver: high speed on the wrong side of the road, when it came into collision with half a dozen rieshas which were coming from the opposite direction. How he managed to damage the whole it is unknown but it is presumed that he lost control of the wheel and allowed the car to take own, course. However, there was general smash up, the six coolies being badly injured and seven passengers, among whom was a Woman and a six-year old child, also received injuries. All" the rieshas were totally: damaged, jared were at once rushed off to St. Marie's Hospital, where seven were detained.
The chauffeur was at once taken 1, into custody by the French Polies and the car likewise was detained. A medical examination was held of the chauffeur and it was found that hho was in a quite normal condition and that he was not in-any way under the influence of drink. He will be charged before the Frenc' Mixed Court with negligently and dangerously driving a eat.
The accident was witnessed by a French resident, who informed the police that the fault lay wholly on the shoulders of the" chanifear. There was no policeman on the spot where the accident occurred but a constable was stationed a little way Inquiries were made by the French police and it was Tearned that the owner of the car had got out at the Cercle Sportif Francais fat one o'clock and that he had told is chauffeur to come back hour, after he had taken h's tiffin, The man failed to put in an appearance and the first the employer Tearned of the affair was from the French police.
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